340. Callene frontalis, Blyth.

Cinclidium apud Blyth, J. A. S., XL, 181 and XIL, 954, with figure - Blyth, Cat. 1053 - Horsf., Cat. App. 644.

The Blue-fronted Short-wing.

Descr. - Plumage dark fusco-cyaneous, with the rump dusky ; lores and above the beak blackish, contrasting with the bright caerulean forehead; the bend of the wing also pale-blue, but less bright than the forehead; wings dark olive-brown, with a white spot on the under surface, beneath the winglet; beneath, dull cyaneous, ashy on the flanks, and the middle of the belly slightly edged with grey.

Bill black ; legs brown. Length 7 5/8 inches ; wing 3 3/8; tail 3 1/2 ; bill at front 5/8; tarsus 1 3/8.

This species has only been obtained from Nepal and Sikhim. I did not myself procure it whilst at Darjeeling, and nothing is recorded of its habits, except that Mr. Blyth was informed that it was a fine songster. It is certainly too rare for anything to be known of it, in this respect, and some other bird was perhaps intended. The bright color of the forehead, and bend of the wing, occur also in Myiophonus, one of this sub-family.